jjui
Terminal user interface for the Jujutsu (jj) version control system.
HN commenters like it for making jj simpler to use,12 and several now use it as their main way of working with jj.345 The one complaint is that commands behave inconsistently between viewing changes and viewing files within a single change.6
Why people recommend it
Primary jj interface · 3
Commenters say they now mostly use jjui rather than the bare jj CLI.
“But adding jjui changed the story entirely.”
“I love jj, but mostly I use jjui.”
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“I have been using https://github.com/idursun/jjui a lot and it has been great.”
Simplifies jj · 2
Adding jjui is said to make working with jj much simpler.
“Check out jjui - it makes it all that much more simple.”
“But adding jjui changed the story entirely.”
Lazygit alternative · 1
One commenter moved from Lazygit to jj with jjui.
“I switched to jj and jjui for 2026.”
Caveats and dissent
Inconsistent commands · 1
Command handling differs between the changes view and the file view within a change.
“I love jj, but mostly I use jjui.”
No cross-change tree · 1
One user wants a tree view of files across multiple changes to mark and split or commit them.
“I love jj, but mostly I use jjui.”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: What dev tools do you rely on that nobody talks about? 2 mentions
- The creator of Jujutsu has joined ERSC 1 mention
- Evan's Jujutsu Tutorial 1 mention
- What is jj and why should I care? 1 mention
- Reviewing Large Changes with Jujutsu 1 mention
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All comments 6
“But adding jjui changed the story entirely.”
“Check out jjui - it makes it all that much more simple.”
“I love jj, but mostly I use jjui.”
“I switched to jj and jjui for 2026.”
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“I have been using https://github.com/idursun/jjui a lot and it has been great.”